Gaga For Lulu

M3- Mommy, my head hurts and my throat is sore

Mommy- You will be ok, you have missed a lot of school this year, just try to make it through the day, you look pretty!

M3- (with total attitude) Fine, but my head hurts and you get to take “Mowtwrin ” when your head hurts can I have some medicine pleeeaaasse?

Mommy- (feeling a bit guilty about sending her to school) Sure and then you can make it through the day. You are tough!

An hour later…

School Nurse- Mrs James?

Mommy- (well shit) Yes, what’s the matter?

School Nurse- I have Syd here in the office and she has a fever of 101.7 and a very bad headache, you are going to need to come pick her up from school please.

Mommy- (guilt pouring from my voice) Sure, I will be right there, tell her I am on my way!

And a half an hour later…

M3- (glaring at me with very angry eyes, that also looked very sick) I told you I didn’t feel well mommy. The nurse said I was right, I am sick with a fever.

Mommy- (crap, crap and crap) Ok sweetie, we will go to the doctor this afternoon!

Damn, I hate when they are right and I feel so darn guilty. And the nurse was just laughing at me, she knew that I knew she was sick. But honestly, because of all her surgeries early in the school year, she has already missed 12 day of school. That is almost half of the year! You can’t blame me for trying. And the kicker is that all 3 are home from school sick today. Party time here at our house, haha.

The weather has finally changed as of this morning. It is 65 degrees, rainy and breezy. Yee ha! No more air conditioner. Two days ago it was still 95 degrees, in October in the mid-Atlantic, go figure. The windows are cracked and it feels fabulous inside.

Now, get rid of the rain and I wouldn’t want to lay around, not that I am doing that anyway, but a girl can dream. It’s the simple things…

So, the Boss is almost 7 years old and she seems to think she is 22 and knows all in the world. I am having a tough time with her behavior lately. Is that normal? Please say it is. And she is so emotional and extreme with her words and feelings. maybe she is super sensitive but she worries about everyone at school and loves the guidance counselor. I don’t know how I feel about that, I am proud of her for wanting to discuss her feelings and handle them in a mature fashion, but the guidance counselor? We have tried to reassure her that she can talk to us about anything without us getting upset, but I don’t know if she buys it.

Ugh… kids are tough. M3 is much better now though and has made a full recovery and the Babe is every bit of 3 years old and loving pre-school. The Big Guy and I have had 0 time together but what are you going to do? I am looking forward to next month when I am not working every weekend, which was totally my doing but I was orienting at my new job and trying to get through the hours I needed. Maybe we can have a… date night! Oh la la. I don’t know if we will know what to do, wear or how to act, haha. Life is always busy though and always will be, so that is how it is!

Ok, I haven’t been here for a while, huh?  Boy life is busy as crap lately!!!  M3 had surgery, then more surgery then a horrible infection then more emergency surgery and now she is on the mend. Today is her first day back to school since September the 13th.  Let’s see, I started a new nursing job, which I LOVE, last month and have been working a heck of a lot.  But I really do enjoy it so much more than the hospital.

I keep saying, “things happen for a reason”.  And this time I really believe it because I needed a kick in the ass to make a professional move, I got one and it has worked out for the better.  I am still watching the boys 3 days a week and doing the editor thing at b5media so life is on a roll, and in no way slowing down.

Swimming has started back up and is 3 nights a week with meets on Saturdays. Boy, how did my parents do it?  I hope that I have the resilience much like them to do all that I can with and for my kids. So now you are officially caught up on my very busy but boring life.  The Big Guy and I are going to need a date night pretty soon because we have been running on empty for a few weeks and it is taking it’s toll.

We need to reconnect, umm… if you know what I mean? And dinner would be nice too, haha.  I am hping to get back into the writing groove here, but it is hard since I write daily on my Diabetes Notes and A Hearty Life for b5 along with my other responsibilities there on the science and health channel.  But hey, I am not complaining, it’s work and I get to write my heart out, which I love.

I hope everyone’s October is off to a great start and look for me every once and a while!  Take care.